News & Announcements

  • Welcome to Our New Pastoral Care Associates! October 29, 2020 - We are so pleased to officially introduce our four new Pastoral Care Associates: Virginia Brubaker, Alice Engelbretsen, Jenny Hunt, and Cloydia Larimore. After going through an application process that included personal interviews & letters of recommendation, these four extraordinary women participated in many hours of training over the last nine months to become our first … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Pastoral Care Associates!
  • Light a Candle for a Fair Election October 29, 2020 - Several national organizations have suggested that until all the votes are counted and the candidate who has lost the election concedes, we should light a candle and place it in our front window each night. We invite you to join in this practice - as well as calling elected representatives and whatever else you are moved to do!
  • Election Listening Circles October 28, 2020 - Need to talk about the election? Your ministers are offering two listening sessions in the coming week. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, angry, or…whatever… about the election, Rev. Florence will be offering a session on Monday, November 2 at 5:30 p.m., and Rev. Sally will be offering another session at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November … Continue reading Election Listening Circles
  • High Street House Demolition Completed October 28, 2020 - After a long wait, the rental property at 310 W. High Street has finally been demolished. Thanks to the following for their support of this difficult undertaking:
  • Thank You from CROP Walk! October 28, 2020 - We did not know what to expect this year, with the pandemic, and a virtual CROP Walk. The response we have received from this church and its friends is way beyond our wildest hopes! The UU Walkers are an awesome team : Karen Folk, Jennifer Greene, Michele Grove, Jody Hanger, Sandy Hannum, AJ Herzog, Michaela Kruse, Pat McClard, Jean Peters, and Karen Retzer. This team brought in $5,390 in online donations, plus some checks which are not yet counted. Phenomenal! In a normal year, we raise just over $3,000. I know that our church is extraordinarily generous, and really steps up in times of crisis. Here we have seen it again, and my heart is bursting with gratitude. Thank you all for your compassion and caring. You have done a great deal to help people suffering from hunger and poverty because of COVID, and devastated by disastrous wildfires and hurricanes in other parts of the country. Heartfelt thanks to this most generous congregation!
  • Guest at Your Table: a Program of the UUSC October 28, 2020 - More than 80 years ago in 1939, the Unitarian Service Committee began its justice work. The inspiration for this program came from two Unitarian leaders who risked a great deal to save people from the dangers of the growing Nazi regime. Their goal was to coordinate the social action and social justice work of the … Continue reading Guest at Your Table: a Program of the UUSC
  • November 2020 Shared Offering: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee October 28, 2020 - During the month of November, our monthly social action offering will support the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. UUSC is a 4-star nonprofit organization that strives to center the voices of people most affected by injustice. They create relationships with frontline grassroots movements across the world that support marginalized communities. This work is especially important during this … Continue reading November 2020 Shared Offering: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
  • Religious Education Council News October 21, 2020 - In 2019, the religious education committee transitioned into a religious education council. The focus of the council is to coordinate all aspects of lifespan religious education and to coordinate its efforts with UUCUC’s mission and vision. Three times a year, the full council meets to look at the full program and dream about our learning future. Our next meeting is will be held online on Saturday, November 21, 2020. There will be a morning session and an afternoon session (watch for more clarity on the time and subject matter of each session). Anyone interested in how lifelong learning is lived out in our congregation is welcome to attend. Religious education council meetings are open to everyone.
  • Intersex Awareness Day is October 26 October 21, 2020 - From Wikipedia: “Intersex Awareness Day is an international day of grass-roots action to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital cosmetic surgeries on intersex children. The day also provides an opportunity for reflection and political action… Intersex people are individuals born with any of several variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies.” As taught in the UUA Transforming Hearts Collective course, intersex people are an example of how the biological gender binary is not absolutely true.
  • VirtUUal Happy Hour, Today, Oct. 22nd October 21, 2020 - Join us for the virtual UU Happy Hour! Get your favorite beverage and join us via Zoom anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 to get together chat and relax. Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97149146461, Meeting ID: 971 4914 6461, Passcode: 721004